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Corneal Disorders.Pdf CORNEAL DISORDERS Eye76 (1) Corneal Disorders Last updated: May 9, 2019 CORNEAL ABRASION ............................................................................................................................. 1 Treatment ............................................................................................................................... 1 SUPERFICIAL PUNCTATE KERATITIS ...................................................................................................... 1 CORNEAL ULCER ................................................................................................................................... 2 Etiology ................................................................................................................................. 2 Symptoms & Signs ................................................................................................................ 2 Diagnosis ............................................................................................................................... 4 Treatment ............................................................................................................................... 4 BACTERIAL KERATITIS ........................................................................................................................... 4 PERIPHERAL ULCERATIVE KERATITIS (MARGINAL KERATOLYSIS; PERIPHERAL RHEUMATOID ULCERATION) ........................................................................................................................................ 5 KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA (KCS) .................................................................................................. 6 Symptoms & Signs ................................................................................................................ 6 Diagnosis ............................................................................................................................... 6 Treatment ............................................................................................................................... 6 PHLYCTENULAR KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS ............................................................................................. 6 INTERSTITIAL (PARENCHYMATOUS) KERATITIS ..................................................................................... 7 KERATOMALACIA (XEROTIC KERATITIS; XEROPHTHALMIA) ................................................................. 7 KERATOCONUS ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Etiology ................................................................................................................................. 8 Pathology ............................................................................................................................... 8 Clinical Features .................................................................................................................... 8 Diagnosis ............................................................................................................................... 8 Treatment ............................................................................................................................... 8 BULLOUS KERATOPATHY ....................................................................................................................... 8 NEUROTROPHIC KERATOPATHY ............................................................................................................. 8 Treatment ............................................................................................................................... 9 CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION (S. PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY) ...................................................... 9 Indications ............................................................................................................................. 9 Donor Tissue Selection ......................................................................................................... 9 Surgical Technique ................................................................................................................ 9 Postoperative Management ................................................................................................... 9 Complications ........................................................................................................................ 9 Prognosis ............................................................................................................................... 9 HERPETIC KERATITIS → see p. 256 (5) >> ACUTE FOLLICULAR CONJUNCTIVITIS, EPIDEMIC KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS → see p. 258 (2) >> Any cornea opacification in red eye is corneal infection until proven otherwise (opacification may or may not take up fluorescein) - this is ophthalmic emergency! CORNEAL ABRASION defect limited to epithelial layers and does not penetrate Bowman membrane. most common eye injury. will heal rapidly without serious sequelae. etiology - any form of contact lens wear (multiple abrasions on central cornea, epithelial disease (e.g. dry eye), physical or chemical ocular injuries (e.g. foreign bodies under eyelid). normally corneal epithelial cells are shed continuously into tear pool and simultaneously replenished by cells moving: 1) anteriorly from basal epithelium layer (rapid - requiring 7-10 days). 2) centrally from limbus (slow - may require months) limbal damage causes delayed healing, recurrent epithelial erosions, corneal vascularizations, conjunctival epithelial ingrowth. symptoms - foreign body sensation, sharp pain aggravated by lid movement, photophobia, tearing, circumcorneal conjunctival injection and occasionally eyelid swelling. diagnosis - slit lamp examination with fluorescein staining; tetracaine drop will cause burning → pain relief. close follow-up care is necessary (because of ever-present danger of abrasion progressing to ulcer) until no staining with fluorescein occurs. N.B. essentially all corneal ulcers begin with abrasion! abrasions from vegetable matter - high risk for fungal ulcers; abrasions from contact lens wear - risk for pseudomonal and amebic keratitis. TREATMENT ophthalmologists justify topical antibiotic (topical fluoroquinolones) for even minor corneal abrasion. severe pain → oral NSAIDs ± soft bandage contact lens. N.B. outpatient use of anesthetic eye drops is risky – overuse may soften cornea and lead to ulceration! eye may or may not be patched (N.B. patching should not be performed in eyes at higher risk of infection - contact lens wearers, trauma caused by vegetable matter). abrasions should heal in 48 h. SUPERFICIAL PUNCTATE KERATITIS - scattered, fine, punctate loss of corneal epithelium. etiology - viral conjunctivitis; blepharitis; keratitis sicca; trachoma; UV exposure (e.g. “snow blindness”); contact lens overwear; drugs - topical or systemic (e.g. adenine arabinoside); preservative toxicity. symptoms - photophobia, foreign-body sensation, lacrimation, conjunctival hyperemia, decreased vision. Multiple erosions in center of cornea due to tight contact lens fit: CORNEAL DISORDERS Eye76 (2) Source of picture: “Online Journal of Ophthalmology” >> Dry eye disease; fluorescein staining shows many punctate epithelial lesions and also demonstrates small strands of mucous adherence: Source of picture: “Online Journal of Ophthalmology” >> treatment: adenovirus conjunctivitis – resolves spontaneously in about 3 wk. UV exposure – keratitis heals in 24 hours: short-acting cycloplegics, systemic analgesics, patching for 24 h. contact lens overwear – antibiotic ointment, eye is not patched (because of high incidence of serious infection). CORNEAL ULCER - local necrosis of corneal tissue. ETIOLOGY 1. Infection: 1) bacteria (most commonly Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus pneumoniae). 2) fungi 3) viruses 4) Acanthamoeba see p. Eye72 >> 2. Bullous keratopathy, cicatricial pemphigoid. 3. Corneal trauma, corneal foreign body (incl. sleeping in contact lenses, inadequate contact lens sterilization). 4. Vitamin A deficiency, protein malnutrition. 5. Eyelid abnormalities (e.g. entropion, trichiasis, corneal exposure due to incomplete eyelid closure). 6. Connective tissue disease (RA is most common systemic vasculitic disorder to involve ocular surface!) – see below (PERIPHERAL ULCERATIVE KERATITIS). SYMPTOMS & SIGNS ache, foreign-body sensation, photophobia, lacrimation. ulcer begins as dull, grayish, circumscribed superficial opacity → necroses and suppurates to form excavated ulcer. considerable circumcorneal hyperemia; in long-standing cases blood vessels may grow in from limbus (corneal neovascularization). ulcer may spread to involve width of cornea or may penetrate deeply; pus may appear in anterior chamber (hypopyon). complications - iridocyclitis, corneal perforation (with iris prolapse, panophthalmitis, eye destruction). ulcers heal with scar tissue (opacification → decreased vision). Bacterial Corneal Ulcer: cornea is heavily infiltrated; in center tissue has melted away and descemetocele has developed: CORNEAL DISORDERS Eye76 (3) Source of picture: “Online Journal of Ophthalmology” >> Dendritic Keratitis, Recurrence After Keratoplasty, Fluorescein: corneal transplant in eye with herpetic corneal scarring is infected by herpes: Source of picture: “Online Journal of Ophthalmology” >> Dendritic Keratitis, areas no longer active leave superficial scar: Source
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